Beyond the Rhetoric: The Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

A TOWN HALL CONFERENCE CALL
with Mitchell Plitnick
Wed., Feb. 4, 2009  9pm ET / 8pm CT / 7pm MT / 6pm PT
 

Please join Mitchell Plitnick, the Director of the USA Office of B’Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, who will give an update on the humanitarian situation on the ground in Gaza and discuss the response of B'Tselem and other NGOs, both in the Mideast and the U.S. He'll focus on the need for accountability by all parties and specifically examine the response of the U.S. government and the international community, what it's been and what ideally it could be.

TO JOIN: Dial 1-218-936-4700 within 5 minutes of the call's designated start time and then enter the access code 123432#. You are responsible only for domestic long distance charges.

QUESTIONS: The presentation will be followed by an extensive question-and-answer session open to all participants. Please send brief questions before or during the call to townhall@btvshalom.org.

Recommended Reading:

UN says it'll strengthen Gaza aid audits. The Jerusalem Post. Febrauary 2, 2009.

United States Humanitarian Support to Palestinians. U.S. Department of State. January 30, 2009.

Middle East: Louis Michel announces further € 58 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable Palestinian populations. Europa. January 26, 2009.

Israeli Human Rights groups: Clear and present danger to the lives and well-being of tens of thousands of civilians. B'Tselem. January 14, 2009. 

Gaza crisis: key maps and timeline. BBC News. January 6, 2009.

BIO

Mitchell Plitnick is the Director of the USA Office of B’Tselem: The Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. Prior to joining B'Tselem, he was a widely published and respected policy analyst. He holds a degree in Middle Eastern Studies and wrote his thesis on Israeli historiography.

Plitnick has spoken regularly all over the country on human rights, current issues and history. His writing has appeared in the Jordan Times, Israel Insider, UN Observer, Middle East Report, Global Dialogue, Zeek Magazine, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Outlook, and in a regular column in Tikkun Magazine. He has been interviewed by many news outlets including PBS News Hour, the O’Reilly Factor, and CNBC Asia.


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